Always Have

i was what u could describe as a class clown,i found it easy to make people laughthat was what i did,weather that was to fit in,i dont really knowbut all through my life i have been like thateven when being bullied i would make a joke,guess it was easier than cryingand i didnt want to give em the satisfactioneven through my many addictions,listed here,i wud make jokes,runnin from myself i guesseven when i tried to kill myself,i was makin jokes bout itits all an excuse for a jokeand hell takin myself to seriously i wud make all u peeps try and slit ur wristsmaybe its because you r encouraged 2make ur parents laugh or something i dont knowsuppose its all another session with my therapist,as i dont feel i can talk to my family bout it,we are just not that sort of ppl

ya... my family gets real uncomfortable about anything serious too.... I could tell my mum i had cancer and she wud say..... Oh. Have i told you about my new hoover Charlie?!! WTF!!<br />Yes, of course its a learned behaviour, angry or upset doesnt get appropriate attention from our parents... So we adapt, we behave in ways which get us love, which allow us to be accepted by our parents..... anyhoo..... S'not lecture time.... Its FUNNEH time.... Right?!

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